This course covers the installation, configuration, use, customization, integration of Tivoli Network Manager 4.1 with Netcool/OMNIbus, and network monitoring using the Network Manager Pollers. It consists of approximately 40% lecture and 60% hands-on exercises. The course begins with a basic overview of product components and their associated functions. You configure Tivoli Network Manager and perform a full discovery of simulated networks. To further understand the intricacies of the discovery cycle, you customize discovery by changing the behavior of finders and agents. You also learn to create real-time MIB graphs, control polling behavior, connect isolated networks through manual map editing, and use the reporting functions of IBM Tivoli Network Manager.

Target Audience:

This intermediate-level course is for administrators or integrators who are responsible for configuring and using Tivoli Network Manager.

Prerequisites:

You should have:

Skills in basic Linux shell script editing using vi or gedit

Understanding of the function of routers and switches and layers 2 and 3 of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model

Content:

Introduction and architecture

Discovering networks

Topology and event views

Monitoring and polling

Discovery stitcher customization

Topology visualization customizations

The gateway and network fault isolation

Failover

Tivoli Network Manager reports

Administrative Perl scripts

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